Privacy Policy

Updated: October 2025

This Privacy Policy explains how information about you is collected, used, and disclosed by Walder Ventures. This Privacy Policy applies to information we collect when you use our website and any other online services that link to this Privacy Policy. 

We may change this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we make changes, we will notify you by revising the date on this website page. Your continued use of our website after the date that such notices are posted will be deemed to be your agreement to the changed terms. In some cases, we may provide you with additional notice (such as adding a statement to our homepage or sending you an email notification). We encourage you to review the Privacy Policy whenever you access the website to stay informed about our information practices and the ways you can help protect your privacy. 


What information we collect 
Walder Ventures collects personal data about individuals who visit our sites and other individuals who interact with us. “Personal Data” is information that can reasonably be linked directly or indirectly an identifiable person. The categories of personal data that we may collect include:  

  • Identifiers and contact information, such as your name, email address, IP address, postal address, phone number, and/or other similar information.  

  • Internet and other electronic network activity information, such as your unique device identifiers, data about usage of and interaction with our site, and information collected from cookies and other data tracking technologies.  

  • Geolocation information, such as the location of a device derived from its IP address.  

  • Visual and other sensory information, such as photographs or video of you if, for example, you submit such information to us in our contact form. 

We collect this Personal Data from the following sources: 

  • Directly from you, such as when you use the site, communicate with us, participate in events, or visit our facilities. 

  • Cookies and other tracking technologies, such as when you interact with the site, as further described in the “Cookies and other tracking technologies” section below. 

  • Other legal entities, such as consultants, service providers, and other third-party partners. 


How this information is used
 
Walder Ventures uses information that is voluntarily shared to respond to your inquiries, comments, and feedback; to help us define our web content and outreach; and to communicate with you. We aggregate information about website usage to inform website content. We may also use your information to send newsletters keeping you updated on our activities. 


Sharing information with third parties 
Walder Ventures may share personal data that we collect with the following categories of recipients: 

  • Service Providers: We may disclose information to outside companies that help us. For example, we may work with outside companies to: (a) assist us in distributing emails; (b) assist us with marketing and data collection; and (c) provide us storage and analysis. We require that these outside companies agree to keep confidential all information we share with them and to use the information only to perform their obligations in our agreements with them and annually review the relevant outside companies' privacy and security policies to ensure compliance. 

  • Compliance with Law: We may provide access to information when legally required to do so, to cooperate with police investigations or other legal proceedings, to protect against misuse or unauthorized use of our website, to limit our legal liability, and to protect our rights or to protect the rights, property, or safety of visitors of this website or the public. 


Your choices
 
Walder Ventures may provides form(s) on its website where users can sign-up to receive email messages about our work. Users can unsubscribe from any email list through the unsubscribe link on any email we send you.  Please note that your option not to receive newsletters and promotional material shall not preclude us from corresponding with you, by e-mail or otherwise, regarding your existing relationship with us. 

Any request for a copy of or to delete your Personal Data may be made in writing, and we will endeavor to respond within a reasonable period in compliance with applicable data protection laws. If you wish to review, update, correct, or remove the personal data we have for you, please e-mail info@walderventures.com.


Security of your information 
We take the following measures that are reasonably designed to ensure that information collected on our website is kept secure and is used as intended: all web interactions are encrypted using Secure Socket Layer (SSL) and all data is stored on secure, protected servers with whom we have contracted to support our online communication and email outreach. Under our policies, data is accessible only by authorized staff of Walder Ventures and its contractors, but of course, the security of information accessible to the internet can never be guaranteed. 


Children's privacy 
Protecting children's privacy is important to us. Our website is a general audience site. We do not knowingly collect or maintain information from those we actually know are under 13 years of age, and no part of our website is targeted to attract anyone under 13.  We urge parents and guardians to participate in their children's online activities and use parental control or other web filtering technology to supervise children's access to the web. If we learn that a child under the age of 13 has submitted Personal Data, we will take reasonable measures to delete the information and to not use it for any purpose, except where required by law. If you believe a child under 13 has provided us with Personal Data, please contact us at info@walderventures.com. 


Data quality, storage, and access 
While we make every effort to ensure that all information we hold about you is accurate, complete, and up to date, you can help us by promptly notifying us using our contact information below if there are any changes to your personal information. We store personal information for different periods of time consistent with the purposes for which they were originally collected, as subsequently further authorized, or when required or allowed under applicable law. 


Cookies and other tracking technologies 
We may collect information your browser or device makes available through “cookies” when you use the site. Cookies are files that store information on your computer hard drive or browser so that we can recognize that you have visited us before. This information may include your IP address, browser type, browser language, and the date and time of your query. We use cookies and similar technologies (including “pixels” and other tools) to improve the site and personalize your experience. 

Most browsers are initially set up to accept cookies. You can reset your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. If you want to opt-out of receiving interest-based advertising, you can visit the NAI’s Consumer Opt Out page, which will allow you to opt-out of seeing advertisements set by participating NAI members. You may also exercise the choices that appear on the pop-up banner that appears when you visit our site. 

We use Google Analytics to analyze cookies collected on our Sites. You may access http://www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/, or any other URL Google may provide from time to time, to find out about how Google Analytics uses your data or how to opt out of Google Analytics. 

Responding to “Do Not Track” Signals: Some web browsers incorporate a "Do Not Track" ("DNT") feature that signals to websites that a user does not want to have his or her online activity and behavior tracked. At this time, we do not recognize or respond to DNT signals. 


Links to other sites 
Our website may provide links to other third-party websites. While we make efforts to choose our links carefully, we cannot take any responsibility for the content of linked websites, or for the privacy policies of websites we link to. Since we do not control these websites, we encourage you to review the privacy policies posted on these third-party websites prior to any use. 


Your California privacy rights 
California Civil Code Section 1798.83 gives California residents the right to request certain information regarding our disclosure of their personal information to third parties for those third parties’ direct marketing purposes.  You may request information about these disclosures by using the contact information in the “Contact Us” section. This request may be made no more than once per calendar year, and we reserve our right not to respond to requests submitted other than to the email address specified in the “Contact Us” section. Please include “Your California Rights” in the subject or attention line of your request. Please include “Your California Rights” in the subject or attention line of your request. 


Note to international visitors 
Walder Ventures is located in the United States, and the personal information we collect about you is stored on servers located in the United States.  Please note that the privacy and data protection laws of the United States may differ from the laws in your country.  By providing us with your Personal Data and using our Sites, you acknowledge that your Personal Data will be transferred to and processed in the United States consistent with this Policy. 


Dispute resolution 
If you believe that Walder Ventures may be processing data about you and wish to have access to that information, we can provide you with that data or at least an explanation of why we cannot do so in the particular context, such as if responding to the request would be unreasonably expensive. 

Please also let us know if you have any questions, concerns, disputes, or issues. We are always open to dialogue to resolve issues. If your concerns cannot be resolved, we can enter into appropriate third-party neutral dispute resolution. If you need to reach us about a privacy or data protection issue, please contact us using the contact information below. 


Contact us 
If you need to reach us about a privacy or data protection issue, please contact us at info@walderventures.com